Dungeon Settlers
Hub.
Build a settlement. Explore the dungeon.
Find practical field notes and official game information before your next expedition.
An independent, unofficial guide.
Build your expedition.
Two practical walkthroughs for the next step in your opening game.
Small answers. Back to the game.
Small answers for the moments that interrupt your game.
Official Steam illustration · © CanOpenerTake what you need.
Leave the rest.
Move half a stack or choose the quantity yourself. Two shortcuts worth knowing before your next expedition.
Learn the controlsKeep a recruit portrait
Use Portrait Lock when selecting Recruit Again.
Recruitment · v0.4.17Background audio
Understand the Mute in Background setting.
Settings · v0.4.17Save-version warnings
Understand when a compatibility warning appears.
Saves · v0.4.17Short answers. Named sources.
Here’s how we put the guide together.
Keep these close.
Inventory shortcuts, as documented in v0.4.17.
- Ctrl+Drag
- Move half a stack
- Shift+Drag
- Choose a quantity
A settlement above.
A dungeon below.
Dungeon Settlers combines colony management, dungeon exploration and tactical combat. Get a feel for the game in CanOpener’s official launch trailer.
Build above.
Develop a settlement, provide for your people and prepare supplies for the next expedition.
Venture below.
Explore dungeons and gather resources to bring back to your settlement.
Pause. Plan. Act.
Combat runs in real time, with a pause option to consider your next move.
YouTube loads when you select a video. Community playthroughs show each creator’s experience; they are not verified step-by-step guides for your game version.
Before you play.
The practical details: where to get the game, what the demo notice says and where development is headed.
Official sources checked 6 September 2026
Is the Dungeon Settlers demo still available?
CanOpener announced that the old Steam demo would stop being playable on 27 August 2026 because it no longer represented the Early Access game. The full game entered Early Access on 4 September 2026.
Use the current Steam store page rather than an old demo download link.
Read the demo removal noticeHow much does Dungeon Settlers cost?
In the US Steam store, the price checked on 6 September 2026 was $21.24 USD at 15% off a regular price of $24.99 USD.
This is a dated US price snapshot. Your region, currency and later offers may differ; check Steam before buying.
Check your price on SteamWhere can I download Dungeon Settlers?
Dungeon Settlers is available through its official Steam store page for Windows and macOS. Follow the Steam page to purchase and install the game through Steam.
This guide does not host game installers.
Open the official Steam storeWhere is the official roadmap?
CanOpener linked its updated roadmap in the Early Access launch announcement on 4 September 2026. The announcement names future modding support, regions, races and weapon types among the plans.
These are development plans, not a list of features already released or guaranteed delivery dates.
Open the official roadmap announcementYour expedition starts here.
Find the game, current availability and the developers’ latest announcements on Steam.